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Author:

Kaplan, Dana Evan.

Title:

Contemporary American Judaism : transformation and renewal / Dana Evan Kaplan.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xxxiv, 446 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Judaism--United States--History--20th century.
Judaism--21st century.
Spiritual life--Judaism.
Jews--Identity.
Jews--United States--Social conditions.
History.

Notes:

Originally published: 2009. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.

ISBN:

023113729X (pbk.)
9780231137294 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)752477179

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)